Employment

Michael Bird, a ship’s captain, claims Foss Maritime Co. fired him for reporting safety violations to the Coast Guard, including oil leaks, failing to report the grounding of an oil barge, and forcing captains to work 12-hour shifts, in Oakland, Calif., Federal Court.

Former Police ChiefRonald Morris claims the City of Shepherdsville fired him illegally in retaliation for his reports of Mayor Sherman Tinnell’s “mismanagement, waste, fraud and abuse of authority,” in Bullitt County Court, Ky.

United Scaffolding fired a black worker who objected to graffiti “KKK,” “fuck niggers” and a swastika, at his work site, and to white co-workers who repeated the epithets, directed at him, Lonnie Broom claims in Houston Federal Court.

Family Subs told its only black employee, “Around here we lynch niggers and you are on the wrong side of town,” and fired him when he complained to the EEOC, Jonathan Walker claims in Anniston, Ala., Federal Court.

Two women sued their boss, Donald Murphy, and MV Transportation, which operates buses for the co-defendant City of Elk Grove, claiming Murphy assaulted and battered, sexually harassed, constructively fired and otherwise harmed them with repeated, indecent and disgusting sexual behavior, including soliciting them for prostitution, in Sacramento Superior Court.

Thirteen female police officers claim the City of Hayward harasses, discriminates, retaliates and provides a hostile work environment and constructively fired four of them, in Alameda County Court, Hayward.

David Krauss claims Texas Specialty Underwriters refused to hire him because he would not endorse its “statement of faith” and “personally search for the meaning of life … through Jesus Christ,” in Dallas Federal Court.

Kellogg Sales Co. discriminates against women, and fired one of the two female managers in its “Snacks Division” for complaining of it, Tracy Aynes claims in Seattle Federal Court.